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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Veldt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says the following: “But nothing’s too good for our children”?
(a) David
(b) Peter
(c) Lydia
(d) George

2. What is supposed to help the children “work off their neuroses in a healthful way”?
(a) Their robot friends
(b) Their special school
(c) The nursery
(d) Their designated nap times

3. What does the wife want the husband to take a look at?
(a) The front door
(b) The nursery
(c) The stove
(d) The furnace

4. What trembles as if “something had jumped against it”?
(a) The door to the nursery
(b) The entire house
(c) The dining room table
(d) Lydia’s heart

5. What does Dr. McClean state as one of the original uses of the nursery?
(a) So that we could study patterns left on the walls by the child’s mind, study at our leisure and help the child
(b) To fill their minds with knowledge of the world
(c) To watch the children so that the adults may live their lives
(d) To entertain the children

Short Answer Questions

1. What is David McClean?

2. Which word is used to describe the hallway?

3. When was The Veldt published?

4. What form of writing is The Veldt?

5. Who does the wife want the husband to call, and for what reason?

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